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Oral History Interview with Jack Phelps, April 2, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Phelps, April 2, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Phelps. Phelps joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He completed flight officer training and navigation school. Phelps served as a B-25 bombardier and navigator with the 12th Air Force, 340th Bomb Group, 489th Bomb Squadron. He completed 39 missions in the European Theater. He flew over Italy, including Brenner Pass and Sicily, targeting enemy airfields, railroads and bridges. Phelps was stationed around Mount Vesuvius when it began erupting in March of 1944. He continued his service in the reserves after the war ended.
Date: April 2, 2012
Creator: Phelps, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Knighten Starnes, April 2, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Knighten Starnes, April 2, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Knighten Starnes. Starnes graduated from business school in 1941 and joined the Navy that fall. He was a civilian pilot and assisted in gunnery training in Las Vegas. When preparing for deployment to the Pacific, Starnes was instructed that in the event of impending enemy capture he should kill as many Japanese as he could but also warned that the Japanese would not take prisoners, so he was to save one bullet for himself. In 1944 he was assigned to the 58th Fighter Group, 69th Fighter Squadron, as a P-47 pilot. He supported invasions by strafing and dropping napalm. Following an attack by Japanese holdouts, Starnes recruited native Filipinos to help him hunt them out of the underbrush. He captured 27, among them simple cooks and butchers, and had them burned and killed. Toward the end of the war, flying missions over Japan, Starnes witnessed the mushroom cloud form over Nagaski. Upon returning home, he was given the opportunity to fly jets, but he elected to be discharged instead.
Date: April 2, 2012
Creator: Starnes, Thomas Knighten
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2012-04-03 – A Cappella Choir

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A choir concert performed at the UNT College of Music at Winspear Hall.
Date: April 2, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. A Cappella Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2012-04-02 - Hyiyoung Choi, piano

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: April 2, 2012
Creator: Choi, Hyiyoung
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2012-04-02 - Leonardo Garcia, guitar

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 2, 2012
Creator: Garcia, Leonardo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital: 2012-04-02 - Filip Fenrych, violin and Zahari Metchkov, piano

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Guest violin recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 2, 2012
Creator: Fenrych, Filip & Metchkov, Zahari
System: The UNT Digital Library